Tuesday News Nuggets: Gooch to Marseille

December 16th, 2008 | by: Brooks Peck | Comments(2)

I just had a #9 from Wendy’s so I figured it was appropriate…

-French website Mercato365.com is reporting that Oguchi Onyewu has already agreed to a three and a half year deal with Marseille worth about $4 million. Marseille currently sits second in the Ligue 1 table. So…Gooch in the Champion’s League? Thoughts? [SI.com]

-Celtic have apparently joined the growing list of European clubs going after Sacha Kljestan. And that makes me happy. [Goal]

-Soccerlens has a fantastic column about the current state and future of NCAA soccer. Sure, you can there has always been a lot wrong with American soccer, but college soccer has been suffering to a much higher degree than the pro game since MLS came around and it’s about time some changes were made. But, this is the NCAA we’re talking about, so I’m not holding my breath.

-Goal.com readers think Freddy Adu should be in the US MNT starting XI. And in a seperate poll, almost 54% of Goal.com readers said that drinking water is a good way to avoid dehydration. [Goal]

-Oh, and one more thing. Alex Morgan: